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>> when we return, tom steyer's paradise. running this huge ranch, how is it different than running a hedge fund, a $20 billion hedge fund? ♪ >> the northern california coast is one of the most picturesque places in the united states, so it is no wonder this is where billionaire tom steyer spends his time. a few miles inland from the pacific is the 1,800 acre ranch steyer and his wife kathryn taylor bought in 2002. only an hour outside of san francisco, it's a world away. buying this ranch, was it your idea or your wife's idea? >> i think you can only blame my wife for that one. originally we bought it because the land had been so misused, you could dump stuff here if you paid them a fee. there had been a d.e.a. raid. they had people -- >> why? >> i think they were growing dope. >> oh. running this huge ranch, how is it different than running a hedge fund, a $20 billion hedge fund? >> i'll tell you how it's the same and how it's incredibly different. it's the same in the sense that you think this looks like an asset, but it
>> when we return, tom steyer's paradise. running this huge ranch, how is it different than running a hedge fund, a $20 billion hedge fund? ♪ >> the northern california coast is one of the most picturesque places in the united states, so it is no wonder this is where billionaire tom steyer spends his time. a few miles inland from the pacific is the 1,800 acre ranch steyer and his wife kathryn taylor bought in 2002. only an hour outside of san francisco, it's a world away. buying...
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>> when we return, tom steyer's paradise. running this huge branch, how is it different from running a $20 billion hedge fund? ♪ >> the northern california coast is one of the most picturesque places in the united states, so it is no wonder this is where the billionaire tom steyer ended up. there is an 18 acre ranch he and his wife bought in 2002. it is a world away. buying this ranch, was that your idea or your wife's idea? >> i think you can lay my wife. originally we bought it because of the land. you could dump stuff if you paid the fee. >> running this huge ranch, how is it different from running $20 billion hedge funds? >> i can tell you how it is the same and how it is incredibly different. it's the same in that you think it looks like an asset, but it is actually dramatically changed by the people who run it. that's exactly like every organization i have been in, which is having great people at the top. it is unbelievably significant and powerful, and that's where the comparison is. >> how many have you put into thi
>> when we return, tom steyer's paradise. running this huge branch, how is it different from running a $20 billion hedge fund? ♪ >> the northern california coast is one of the most picturesque places in the united states, so it is no wonder this is where the billionaire tom steyer ended up. there is an 18 acre ranch he and his wife bought in 2002. it is a world away. buying this ranch, was that your idea or your wife's idea? >> i think you can lay my wife. originally we...
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tom steyer. he was born and raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his company in san francisco. he founded the company with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making it the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his fortune is an estimated two two -- $2.6 billion. not content with the golf course steyer reinvented himself as an activist. even funding and starring in public service announcements. >> each week we take a look at the keystone pipeline or postal. >> he believes the ling the pipeline will escalate canadian oil. >> the question here was is this a chance to change our trajectory? is this the way to change the policy of energy? >> we caught up with his town in mayflower, arkansas where he was looking at the oil spill. here is some just off the top of the water. it's sticky. it's extremely sticky. it smells awful. >> in march, 2013, a shallow underground pipeline owned by exxon runs down th
tom steyer. he was born and raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his company in san francisco. he founded the company with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making it the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his fortune is an estimated two two -- $2.6 billion. not content with the golf course steyer reinvented himself as an activist. even funding and starring in public service announcements....
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he came out with a new series of ads going after tom cotton on policy. >> hi, i'm linda. i've been married to the same wonderful man for 37 years and we have two great kids. retirement is just around the corner for us. that's why i was so concerned when i read congressman cotton voted to change made care into a voucher system. cotton's plan would allow insurance companies to increase rates, cut benefits, and cost seniors thousands more each year. >> tom cotton voted to turn medicare into a voucher system. what they mean in that ad is that tom cotton voted for the paul ryan budget which would privatize medicare, turn it into a voucher system and raise the age at which you could qualify to get medicare. in february mark pryor rolled out two ads making the point that his opponent voted fo cut made care and even for a more conservative budget. the republican study committee, a budget that dismantled medicare faster and raised the age when you qualified even higher. mark pryor decided to go with that in his ads, pretty much exclusively starting at the end of the winter and beg
he came out with a new series of ads going after tom cotton on policy. >> hi, i'm linda. i've been married to the same wonderful man for 37 years and we have two great kids. retirement is just around the corner for us. that's why i was so concerned when i read congressman cotton voted to change made care into a voucher system. cotton's plan would allow insurance companies to increase rates, cut benefits, and cost seniors thousands more each year. >> tom cotton voted to turn medicare...
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you mentioned tom, there's a lot of suggestion, that because of his money, that's what led him to delie his decision about the pipeline until after the midterms. >> it is a big factor in polling the entire democratic party. by the way, his only real issue is is that he doesn't want this pipeline built that's a pretty good incentive. >> remember senator andrew try to help us understand what it is that draws these people, besides money from somebody like tom. >> you know, between now and november, we aren't expected to get a decision on keystone, but you will see politicians up for election this year. exploit the issue in both ways. folks thatly too to pander to get his money, and then folks like senator landry, senator prior and arkansas who will use this issue as a way of distinguishing themselveses from the president. so they can go back to their more conservative states and is say i may be a democrat, but i stood up to barack obama on keystone. >> that's the implication there. >> it is. when you compare the enormous spends it is just way out of whack. >> alex burn senior political rep
you mentioned tom, there's a lot of suggestion, that because of his money, that's what led him to delie his decision about the pipeline until after the midterms. >> it is a big factor in polling the entire democratic party. by the way, his only real issue is is that he doesn't want this pipeline built that's a pretty good incentive. >> remember senator andrew try to help us understand what it is that draws these people, besides money from somebody like tom. >> you know,...
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take a look at it. >> i'm here watching tom tillis win his party's nomination for senate. he's making promises but take a look. tom tillis gave tax break for the wealthy and raised taxes on 80% of northern carolinians. >> that wasn't photo shopped. a campaign worker went to his victory party and taped that ad there. and kay hagan made an aggressive case for the medicare expansion at a senate hearing yesterday and she defended the health care law in an interview with her hometown paper say, quote, i voted for it. i think there are common sense fixes that must be made to this bill, but i also talked to people across north carolina who have seen the difference that it has made in their lives." now, embattled senator mark pryor appeared with the president this week touring tornado damage. the president lost arkansas by 24 minutes to 2012 and a lot of people want to read politics into this one. pryor there with the president, ah. come on, folks. it would have been strange if pryor had not appeared after a tragedy. it would have been strange for the president not to visit a disa
take a look at it. >> i'm here watching tom tillis win his party's nomination for senate. he's making promises but take a look. tom tillis gave tax break for the wealthy and raised taxes on 80% of northern carolinians. >> that wasn't photo shopped. a campaign worker went to his victory party and taped that ad there. and kay hagan made an aggressive case for the medicare expansion at a senate hearing yesterday and she defended the health care law in an interview with her hometown...
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i have compiled a brief list of a few of the highlights of tom tillis's sort of views. he doesn't believe in climate change, opposes increase in minimum wage. even seemed sketchy on whether there should be a minimum wage at all. he supports personhood, helped pass the most restrictive voter law in the country. he banned sharia law. that's vital. >> that's a good thing. >> he is a very far right conservative guy. he led this conservative movement in raleigh which went so far to the right that voters really revolted against it. i actually think for kay hagan, it's sort of a good thing that she now has her opponent and can start to talk about him and defy him. the narrative in the primary was that he was the, quote, unquote, establishment more moderate candidate. the reality is that he is extremely far out there. >> i think she wouldn't have minded if he had to spend more money fighting it out in a primary before she had that chance to define him, but certainly now she has something to focus on. the choice is always the incumbent or unknown, you can always say, well, maybe
i have compiled a brief list of a few of the highlights of tom tillis's sort of views. he doesn't believe in climate change, opposes increase in minimum wage. even seemed sketchy on whether there should be a minimum wage at all. he supports personhood, helped pass the most restrictive voter law in the country. he banned sharia law. that's vital. >> that's a good thing. >> he is a very far right conservative guy. he led this conservative movement in raleigh which went so far to the...
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tom corbett will face tom wolfe. in idaho, no word yet on who will be the gop nominee for the democratic opponent. joining me at the table now -- arkansas, there is no primary. we knew it would be tom prior and tom cotton. his polling looks very good, and there is a story about obama care in the south. >> potentially. they show anywhere from three to ten percentage points over his in many ways. mark is from the wal-mart state. against the federal minimum wage increase, against marriage equality, in line with the values of the state. in terms of obamacare, it's a long time until november. i'm not sure i how much obamacare will be an issue, as we see the republican party starting to back away from it. >> the question becomes if they back away whether democrats can be aggressive on that. that strikes me as something we saw. a lot of lines of attack by allison grimes tonight. ty didn't hear anything about obamacare or health care to say that is something she would be running on. >> you made a good point about things work
tom corbett will face tom wolfe. in idaho, no word yet on who will be the gop nominee for the democratic opponent. joining me at the table now -- arkansas, there is no primary. we knew it would be tom prior and tom cotton. his polling looks very good, and there is a story about obama care in the south. >> potentially. they show anywhere from three to ten percentage points over his in many ways. mark is from the wal-mart state. against the federal minimum wage increase, against marriage...
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i think tom corbett could have beat some of the candidates. i think tom wolf is the strongest in the polls. he sounds like he would appeal to the center. what do you think? can he beat corbett? >> he's really far ahead. >> he spent $10 million of his own money. >> shows how far money can go. but it's expected to be a very low turnout primary election. so you have alyssa schwartz, who is a congresswoman, and the state treasure who has a lot of union support, a lot of troops on the ground. even though tom wolf is up by 10, 20, 30 points depending on the poll. it could end up being very close tomorrow night. but as you say, any up with othese candidates has a good shot against tom corb to t and they all represent a different part of the democratic party. >> he's got the best best if he whens to beat chrebet? >> i think he hauz. but both wolf and allison shaurds are both regarded as sench ris. even though there's a candidate that may be union backed, he's probably not going to win. it's probably going to be the centrist. and that spens forward to
i think tom corbett could have beat some of the candidates. i think tom wolf is the strongest in the polls. he sounds like he would appeal to the center. what do you think? can he beat corbett? >> he's really far ahead. >> he spent $10 million of his own money. >> shows how far money can go. but it's expected to be a very low turnout primary election. so you have alyssa schwartz, who is a congresswoman, and the state treasure who has a lot of union support, a lot of troops on...
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tom wolf will face tom corbit in pennsylvania. normally a democratic state but there is a democratic governor in pennsylvania at left for now. >> can we go back to this? this mitch mcconnell race is a very important test. rand paul is a tea party favorite. how important is rand paul's support? >> very important. i think dana can tell you, he endorsed mitch mcconnell before the tea party candidate got in, running against mitch mcconnell but he stuck with his republican leader. i think mitch mcconnell owes him in a very big way. i think as rand paul thinks about running for the presidency, someone like mitch mcconnell who he would like to see as majority leader of the senate can be very useful to him. but in terms of get aing tea partiers to kind of take a look at mitch mcconnell, who after all has been around for decades, part of the establishment, who represents everything that a lot of tea partiers dent like, i think he was hugely important. one other thing, i want to mention here, which is, that every establish et candidate ran
tom wolf will face tom corbit in pennsylvania. normally a democratic state but there is a democratic governor in pennsylvania at left for now. >> can we go back to this? this mitch mcconnell race is a very important test. rand paul is a tea party favorite. how important is rand paul's support? >> very important. i think dana can tell you, he endorsed mitch mcconnell before the tea party candidate got in, running against mitch mcconnell but he stuck with his republican leader. i...
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tom foreman has been studying the data for us. is it accurate to say, tom, that the information includes a lot of technical information but leave, out plenty of stuff? >> that's right, wolf. here's what you have to remember about this set of documents released today from inmarsat more than anything else. remember the number 14. because out of these 47 pages, the only numbers you really care about are 14 of them. and those are these, right here, right here. it's what people have wanted to see all along. they don't really tell us a whole lot. these are the readings of the frequency of this exchange between the ground station, the satellite and the missing plane and then back to the ground station. these are the numbers recorded in this critical period of time when the plane seemed to be gone. the frequency numbers here help give them some idea of whether it was going north or south. that's where they got the direction. and the burst time offset. not going to explain all about what this is because that would take a half hour. it's re
tom foreman has been studying the data for us. is it accurate to say, tom, that the information includes a lot of technical information but leave, out plenty of stuff? >> that's right, wolf. here's what you have to remember about this set of documents released today from inmarsat more than anything else. remember the number 14. because out of these 47 pages, the only numbers you really care about are 14 of them. and those are these, right here, right here. it's what people have wanted to...
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and tom fuentes, former assistant director of the fbi. they've got a lot of underwater activity they've planned for the next six months to a year. >> you're right, wolf. they've searched just the smallest possible area around the ping. they're going to be looking at an area the size of the state of connecticut. it's going to take them a long time. >> this is a slow meticulous process. the bluefin alone cost about $40,000 a day to operate that. it's going to be expensive as well. let's look at the new poll. we've asked americaned their opinions of what's going on with the search, the plane's mysteriousious disappearance. should the search continue for flight 370? yes, 69%. no, 30%. think forget about it, you're not going to find it. >> two thirds say keep it up. >> you surprised by those numbers? >> no, that's about what i would expect. i think probably because of the frustration level of not finding anything up until now, i think if you were to ask people 45 days ago about the search, that we will likely find something, you'd have a bigge
and tom fuentes, former assistant director of the fbi. they've got a lot of underwater activity they've planned for the next six months to a year. >> you're right, wolf. they've searched just the smallest possible area around the ping. they're going to be looking at an area the size of the state of connecticut. it's going to take them a long time. >> this is a slow meticulous process. the bluefin alone cost about $40,000 a day to operate that. it's going to be expensive as well....
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this is the second respected public poll that shows him 11 points up over tom cotton. that is a real lead. that's not like a lead of one or two points that you really count as a tie. and mitch mcconnell despite the long history in that state, he continues to be head to head in a race for the candidate. >> do you think he's reached his sell-by date? he's not a family connection. he's just mitch mcconnell, politician who's got a lot of clever moves. has he ran out of moves? >> i think that's what we're going to see. i think it's due to people in kentucky not really approving, not really liking mitch mcconnell. he has to overcome his unfavorable ratings. >> mitch mcconnell only has a few tricks to call on people. i've seen this guy make so many moves. i've had it with him. your thoughts? >> look, at this point, it's essentially unknown. she's run very few adds. people may know her last anytime. her father is an active politician. she's basically an unknown. the vote she's getting is the i don't want mitch mcconnell anymore vote. it's kentucky in a midterm election. harry
this is the second respected public poll that shows him 11 points up over tom cotton. that is a real lead. that's not like a lead of one or two points that you really count as a tie. and mitch mcconnell despite the long history in that state, he continues to be head to head in a race for the candidate. >> do you think he's reached his sell-by date? he's not a family connection. he's just mitch mcconnell, politician who's got a lot of clever moves. has he ran out of moves? >> i think...
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tom harkin in arkansas, not running a great campaign in arkansas. >> look, this applies to democrats, too. just because they had a good week doesn't mean they're automatically going to coast to victory. >> you're dead right. candidates do matter on both ends. maggie, the republicans look at it this way. we have 14 democratic health seats we're targeting. they haven't given any away this early. now democrats have to fight everywhere as opposed to saying got that one, got that one. take it off. >> democrats are very concerned about what they're facing. even though there are certain elements about the national mood that seem to be shifting, obama care might be a little less of a hurdle. we're not going to know on this one. i feel like it gets very under looked when there's the premium shift in the fall. that's the next thing coming on this. that's going to determine a lot of it. in the meantime, there is a bit of good news for them, but it is going to be a serious, serious battle. to peter's point, the candidate quality issue cuts both ways, for the incumbents and the challen challengers
tom harkin in arkansas, not running a great campaign in arkansas. >> look, this applies to democrats, too. just because they had a good week doesn't mean they're automatically going to coast to victory. >> you're dead right. candidates do matter on both ends. maggie, the republicans look at it this way. we have 14 democratic health seats we're targeting. they haven't given any away this early. now democrats have to fight everywhere as opposed to saying got that one, got that one....
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. >> tuesday, the battle for senate control is being fought in arkansas but neither tom pryor or tom cotton has a primary race. georgia spotlights the reliance on women to counterpunch these political head wind. can political dynasty save the democrats in pryor in arkansas, nunn, grimes, state senator jason carr in georgia, they're all running on their famous names. will unpopular governors survive in 2014? pennsylvania's tom corbett. corbett stands out as the most vulnerable. tom wolffe has blanketed the airwaves with ads and it's working. the candidate a lot of people thought was going to get out of this primary, congresswoman allison schwartz has fizzled here. a new poll shows wolf has 33%, schwartz barely in double digits with 14. the fact that wolf is running away with this thing has produced nonstop attack ads from everyone running. including this racially charged ad that has a whole bunch of people stepping in. >> he spent millions on tv ads but now serious questions tom wolf can't answer. why would he chair the campaign of a man arrested for his role in a race riot, one that
. >> tuesday, the battle for senate control is being fought in arkansas but neither tom pryor or tom cotton has a primary race. georgia spotlights the reliance on women to counterpunch these political head wind. can political dynasty save the democrats in pryor in arkansas, nunn, grimes, state senator jason carr in georgia, they're all running on their famous names. will unpopular governors survive in 2014? pennsylvania's tom corbett. corbett stands out as the most vulnerable. tom wolffe...
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tom corbett will face tom wolfe. in idaho, no word yet on who will be the gop nominee for the democratic opponent. joining me at the table now -- arkansas, there is no primary. we knew it would be tom prior and tom cotton. his polling looks very good, and there is a story about obama care in the south. >> potentially. they show anywhere from three to ten percentage points over his many ways. mark is from the wal-mart state. against the federal minimum wage increase, against marriage equality, in line with the values of the state. in terms of obamacare, it's a long time until november. i'm not sure i how much obamacare will be an issue, as we see the republican party starting to back away from it. >> the question becomes if they back away whether democrats can be aggressive on that. that strikes me as something we saw. a lot of lines of attack by allison grimes tonight. ty didn't hear anything about obamacare or health care to say that is something she would be running on. >> you made a good point about things working
tom corbett will face tom wolfe. in idaho, no word yet on who will be the gop nominee for the democratic opponent. joining me at the table now -- arkansas, there is no primary. we knew it would be tom prior and tom cotton. his polling looks very good, and there is a story about obama care in the south. >> potentially. they show anywhere from three to ten percentage points over his many ways. mark is from the wal-mart state. against the federal minimum wage increase, against marriage...
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tom wheeler stopped by and reiterated his commitment to an open internet. listen closely because there's a lot of background noise. we are four and i am for open internet, a robust internet, a fast internet and there is only one internet. not this internet for these folks and this internet for these folks. >> that was fcc chair tom wheeler speaking to protesters at the occupy fcc encampment. a letter was sent urging wheeler you see agencies authority to protect the open internet. meanwhile, the ceos of 28 u.s. broadband providers and trade groups also wrote a letter to the fcc asking it not to classify broadband as a utility. the ceos of at&t, comcast, verizon communications, and time warner cable were among the executives who argued that regulating broadband would " impose great costs, allowing unprecedented government micromanagement of all aspects of the internet economy." on more we host a debate now net neutrality. here in new york, we're joined by timothy karr, the senior director of strategy at free press, a media reform organization. joining us from
tom wheeler stopped by and reiterated his commitment to an open internet. listen closely because there's a lot of background noise. we are four and i am for open internet, a robust internet, a fast internet and there is only one internet. not this internet for these folks and this internet for these folks. >> that was fcc chair tom wheeler speaking to protesters at the occupy fcc encampment. a letter was sent urging wheeler you see agencies authority to protect the open internet....
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man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. >>> the jockeying for position among the democrats has become as well. as my colleague nate cohen points out, florida, florida accident florida may once again play a pivotal role in both who the gop selects and how they do in 2016. now, president obama narrowly defeated mitt romney in the sunshine state in 2012, but growing diversity is good news for democrats. these are traditionally republican leaning cubans? is another bush the answer for republicans in florida? joining us now is nate cohen. in your piece out this week what i'm really interested in is the way you talk about two floridas. you have this area that's increasingly hispanic. the hispanics are in
man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. >>> the jockeying for position among the democrats has...
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thanks. >> thanks, tom. my name is radially horton i'm happy to speak with you about the finding of northeast regions, one of eight regions covered by this report. in the northeast we've seen sea level rise of about a foot on average in the past century. we've also seen temperatures increase by almost two degrees fahrenheit over the past century. and these heavy downpours that wee heard about are now producing on order of 70% more rainfall than they were just half a century or so ago. these climate changes are already leading to impacts throughout the northeast and beyond when we think about the impacts of sea level rise, the central part of that, central range of that projections that tom just mentioned, two to three feet, with more than triple the frequency of coastal flooding throughout the northeast and beyond, even if storms do not become any stronger. for someplaces like new york city, what had been a one in 100 year flood event becomes something that you expect during the lifetime of the typical mortg
thanks. >> thanks, tom. my name is radially horton i'm happy to speak with you about the finding of northeast regions, one of eight regions covered by this report. in the northeast we've seen sea level rise of about a foot on average in the past century. we've also seen temperatures increase by almost two degrees fahrenheit over the past century. and these heavy downpours that wee heard about are now producing on order of 70% more rainfall than they were just half a century or so ago....
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snow: sir, tom? >> maj. gen. snow: yeah, hi, tom. >> could you talk a little bit about the decision behind standardizing the sensitive position screening? as you know, the army disqualified 588 soldiers, and you're going to be expanding their criteria, as i understand it, to the other services. do you expect that more troops are going to be disqualified from these positions? >> maj. gen. snow: that possibility certainly exists. but i -- what i would share with this is -- and, tom, i can share with you the actual directive that came out on this. what happened is, is there's a requirement to do this. we actually did this for sarcs and victim advocates. each of the services had a requirement to do this. and, in fact, what we learned is each of them, they did it. they accomplished what the secretary asked them to do. but in the process of doing so, there were kind of best practices. and it prompted a conversation which i think is good. one of the benefits of having a program like this is -- you heard the secretary sa
snow: sir, tom? >> maj. gen. snow: yeah, hi, tom. >> could you talk a little bit about the decision behind standardizing the sensitive position screening? as you know, the army disqualified 588 soldiers, and you're going to be expanding their criteria, as i understand it, to the other services. do you expect that more troops are going to be disqualified from these positions? >> maj. gen. snow: that possibility certainly exists. but i -- what i would share with this is -- and,...
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tom cotton is a freshman congressman. you've had him on. the republicans recruited him to run in arkansas which is where they want very much to beat incumbent pryor. this is an example how the republican party can retake the senate if they can unite behind strong candidates like tom cotton that's how they do it not by getting into the shouting match that carried us in november. >> he's one of the guys who had his military service attacked by the or side. but here's my question but karl rove will be here later. more and more today we're hearing this theme from democrats. it seems to be coming out of nowhere. we're seeing these sort of establishment republicans win tonight and i don't want to say the tea party is not winning but the more radical tea party is not winning, okay. whatever the word is. >> right. >> but nonetheless that's not what you would think if you were list listening to debbie wasserman-schultz. they are coming out the same messages over and over saying the civil war in the gop is over, the tea party won. it's engulfed the e
tom cotton is a freshman congressman. you've had him on. the republicans recruited him to run in arkansas which is where they want very much to beat incumbent pryor. this is an example how the republican party can retake the senate if they can unite behind strong candidates like tom cotton that's how they do it not by getting into the shouting match that carried us in november. >> he's one of the guys who had his military service attacked by the or side. but here's my question but karl...
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i don't see hwhat's wrong with that. [ laughter ] is this tom brokaw? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: no, this is brian hwilliams. [ laughter ] this one's from @mervguzeljb. she says, "when i'm watching a a movie with my boyfriend --" no. sorry. she says, "when i'm watching a a movie with my boyfriend, he constantly says 'did you see that?'" [ laughter ] yeah, it's a movie. yeah, i saw it. [ laughter ] >> steve: did you see that? because we got monster cables. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, i'm not doing it. we got monster cable hooked up to the tv. >> steve: are you serious? >> jimmy: gold-plated. gorgeous monster cable. >> steve: are you serious? how much are they? >> jimmy: there's gold on it. >> steve: it's gold. solid gold. >> jimmy: priceless. >> steve: are you serious? >> jimmy: you call cash for gold. >> steve: yeah? >> jimmy: send them your monster cable. >> steve: yeah? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they'll give you more cash. they'll give you stacks of cash. >> steve: they'll give you like a cubic yard of cash. they'll give you enough cash to go buy more mons
i don't see hwhat's wrong with that. [ laughter ] is this tom brokaw? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: no, this is brian hwilliams. [ laughter ] this one's from @mervguzeljb. she says, "when i'm watching a a movie with my boyfriend --" no. sorry. she says, "when i'm watching a a movie with my boyfriend, he constantly says 'did you see that?'" [ laughter ] yeah, it's a movie. yeah, i saw it. [ laughter ] >> steve: did you see that? because we got monster cables. [...
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man: as superintendent of public education, that's been tom torlakson's approach. woman: torlakson has supported legislation to guarantee spending decisions about our education tax dollars are made by parents, teachers and the local community... and not by sacramento politicians. and we need to keep that legislation on track. man: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for local control of school funding decisions. >>> time for today's quick takeaway. following the video with the fake veep julie dreyfuss gave a speech at the expense of the other potential 2016er. >> it is strange to think that i have 2 1/2 years left in the office. every year, there are reminders that i only hold this job tempora temporarily, but it is a long time between now, and 2016, and anything the can happen. you may have heard the other day that hillary had to dodge a flying shoe at a press conference. yes, they are jokes and a standup routine, but my goodness, president obama had nothing but hillary clinton is taking over for him in 2016, and the subliminal messages in the routine, and when
man: as superintendent of public education, that's been tom torlakson's approach. woman: torlakson has supported legislation to guarantee spending decisions about our education tax dollars are made by parents, teachers and the local community... and not by sacramento politicians. and we need to keep that legislation on track. man: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for local control of school funding decisions. >>> time for today's quick takeaway. following the video with the fake...
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tom donohue from the chamber of commerce saying the republicans might as well not run a candidate if they can't get immigration reform done by 2016. they think they're waiting for this to be easy and it never will be the. >> valerie jarrett was quoted in the las vegas review journal saying i think we have a window between now and august to get something done. we have a commitment from boehner. this morning she pulled back and said he has said she wants to do this. is there some secret conversations between the president and the speaker? >> that got a lot of attention. boehner made clear that isn't what he said. they now say they have a commitment from boehner to at least try. that may be forward leaning from what boehner has actually told them. again, as long as they think there is some possibility that john boehner will wake up one morning and saying i'm going to the floor with immigration, the white house is going to hold off and activists will be frustrated with them. >> this won't happen. we'll have an election first. maybe there's a lame duck session after the election. stay put
tom donohue from the chamber of commerce saying the republicans might as well not run a candidate if they can't get immigration reform done by 2016. they think they're waiting for this to be easy and it never will be the. >> valerie jarrett was quoted in the las vegas review journal saying i think we have a window between now and august to get something done. we have a commitment from boehner. this morning she pulled back and said he has said she wants to do this. is there some secret...
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he will face tom corbin in the fall. he is seen as vulnerable. >> so many election results to pour over. let's bring in paul steinhauser. the word we keep saying over and over and over again is establishment. a big, big night for the establishment. >> remember that "star wars" movie, "the empire strikes back." this year the establishment strikes back. you saw it in kentucky and georgia. the republican side, you saw it in oregon in the senate contest there and in idaho. you mentioned mike simpson in the house race. all these cases are where the establishment won over the tea party groups. how did they do it? they ran smart campaigns and got a lot of outside help. they spend $4 million to back the establishment candidates. we saw it play out in primaries in texas, north carolina and we'll see it play out as we continue into the primary calendar. what does it mean? you know, remember in 2010 and 2012, tea party candidates won big contests in the primaries. come november, they lost to the democrats. the republicans argue the
he will face tom corbin in the fall. he is seen as vulnerable. >> so many election results to pour over. let's bring in paul steinhauser. the word we keep saying over and over and over again is establishment. a big, big night for the establishment. >> remember that "star wars" movie, "the empire strikes back." this year the establishment strikes back. you saw it in kentucky and georgia. the republican side, you saw it in oregon in the senate contest there and in...
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tom wolf is a name we've heard about. why is this guy a name you'll keep a close eye on. >> it has to do with money. he came out of nowhere and dropped hundreds and thousands if not millions of dollars on tv ads introducing himself in a expensive state to advertise like pennsylvania is and shot up in the polls afterward. we focus so much on the republican primaries we're going to see tomorrow. tomorrow's democratic primary for governor in pennsylvania is the best of the democratic ones and tom wolf is ahead right now. the person who people thought would have been the favorite six months ago, even a year ago is democratic congressman allison schwartz, it shows tom wolf, that sometimes money can buy you love, when it comes to tv ads and getting well known. we'll watch the results. >> help me write wednesday morning headlines. let's start in the state of oregon where things have gone to even worse. this is not a pretty race. >> it's not a pretty race. if it turns out like we think it will be and monica ends up winning that w
tom wolf is a name we've heard about. why is this guy a name you'll keep a close eye on. >> it has to do with money. he came out of nowhere and dropped hundreds and thousands if not millions of dollars on tv ads introducing himself in a expensive state to advertise like pennsylvania is and shot up in the polls afterward. we focus so much on the republican primaries we're going to see tomorrow. tomorrow's democratic primary for governor in pennsylvania is the best of the democratic ones...
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three republicans who advanced last night, mitch mcconnell, tom cotton, and james risch all oppose the minimum wage, all oppose background checks for gun sales, all oppose abortion and federal funding for it, and all oppose the affordable care act. these are popular policies, even majorities of republican voters are for the minimum wage and background checks. there's your establishment gop, ladies and gentlemen. so how can democrats win? how can they politically attack, and how can they save the senate to protect the obama agenda? joining me now is former democratic governor from montana and national journal's michelle coddle. thank you both for joining me. >> thanks, rev. >> good to be back, rev. >> governor, let me go to you first. what do you think, has the gop establishment sold its soul to become more and more like the tea party? >> well, the gop establishment created the tea party. theys a tro turfed this. koch money came out and they focused on some of these people who are republicans, but to the right of the republican mainstream, and so they got all these people organized and
three republicans who advanced last night, mitch mcconnell, tom cotton, and james risch all oppose the minimum wage, all oppose background checks for gun sales, all oppose abortion and federal funding for it, and all oppose the affordable care act. these are popular policies, even majorities of republican voters are for the minimum wage and background checks. there's your establishment gop, ladies and gentlemen. so how can democrats win? how can they politically attack, and how can they save...
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mark pryor has been polling 10 and 11 points ahead of tom cotton. senator pryor is up by double digits. that's not the only big surprise in arkansas. another arkansas democrat, governor mike bebe is defying the common wisdom about what's supposed to happen to democratic politicians in the state. he engineered a way to expand obamacare to cover thousands more people. got the republican controlled legislature to pass itful when tea party republicans threatened to take away health care from people who had just gotten it governor beebe shamed and browbeat them for months until they gave him what he wanted. the it was a vicious political fight and governor beebe won. look at his approval ratings. what? arkansas adults approve 74%. governor beebe is a popular governor in a southern state. governor beebe is among the most popular governors in america. nobody has an i approval rate aring over 70%. but he does. this year governor beebe is term limited out in arkansas. the democrat who wants to replace him is trailingment democrats have an interesting challen
mark pryor has been polling 10 and 11 points ahead of tom cotton. senator pryor is up by double digits. that's not the only big surprise in arkansas. another arkansas democrat, governor mike bebe is defying the common wisdom about what's supposed to happen to democratic politicians in the state. he engineered a way to expand obamacare to cover thousands more people. got the republican controlled legislature to pass itful when tea party republicans threatened to take away health care from people...
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on the republican line, tom from illinois. good evening. >> caller: good evening. good to be with you. there are many, many races taking place in the u.s. senate across the country. the republicans look like they have a tsunami that is developing verses the democrats when it comes to the senate races. the iowa senate race, the race in west virginia, montana, several other races. i think the kentucky race, ms. alison grimes can run, but she cannot hide. i think senator mcconnell will expose the national record of the obama administration, the coal issue, the lack of economic growth, and it will be a difficult run for her. i think of the georgia race is looking well for the republicans anywhere from conservatively five to six see a difference. there will very likely be a new majority in the senate, november >> host: thank you very much for the call. looking at the matchup in kentucky with mitch mcconnell, the republican candidate, and alison grimes, the democratic nominee, both winning easily in their state. keeping an eye on that senate primary. the democratic nomin
on the republican line, tom from illinois. good evening. >> caller: good evening. good to be with you. there are many, many races taking place in the u.s. senate across the country. the republicans look like they have a tsunami that is developing verses the democrats when it comes to the senate races. the iowa senate race, the race in west virginia, montana, several other races. i think the kentucky race, ms. alison grimes can run, but she cannot hide. i think senator mcconnell will...
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man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. honestly, the off-season isn't i've got a lot to do. that's why i got my surface. it's great for watching game film and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas. alright, russ. back to work! >>> it is takeaway time, and an issue that we have not touched on yet, and it is the scandal at the v.a. there are allegations that vets may have been ignored or mistreated or died while not treated. and two whistle-blowers at the phoenix va center developed
man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. honestly, the off-season isn't i've got a lot to do. that's why i...
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>> yes, the state house speaker, tom till his, is leading, supported by jeb bush. behind him is dr. greg bran knopp, supported by senator rand paul, and then pastor mark harris supported by former arkansas governor mike huckabee. so you have a shadow presidential race involved in this particular senate primary. >> we'll be watching tuesday, larry, thank you very much inteed. >> thank you. >> we did know quite early on this was a hostile action. this was no demonstration gone terribly awry. to the point of what happened, the facts led to the conclusion of a terrorist attack. >> that benghazi hearing apparently not worth much of the mainstream media's time. nbc, cbs, ignoring it, in their nightly newscasts. abc spending 46 seconds covering it. media watcher brent zell has had it. a lot of the country has. it appears to me, at least, this was deliberate deception involving the death of an american ambassador, deception that came right before a presidential election. i'm astonished the media did not pay close take. >> at the same time, and the same week, we have knew the e-mail that sho
>> yes, the state house speaker, tom till his, is leading, supported by jeb bush. behind him is dr. greg bran knopp, supported by senator rand paul, and then pastor mark harris supported by former arkansas governor mike huckabee. so you have a shadow presidential race involved in this particular senate primary. >> we'll be watching tuesday, larry, thank you very much inteed. >> thank you. >> we did know quite early on this was a hostile action. this was no demonstration...
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tom joslin wrote the piece. >> i think it's written by policy. basically there's a desire to define al qaeda down. to say that al qaeda that aattacked us on 9/11 was a discrete core. ald a al qaeda has been an international network always. >> reporter: the nondesignation of boko haram was defended. >> i would point you to president obama's speech he gave almost exactly a year ago where he talked about the need for a holistic approach to countering terrorism. that's what we're pursuing. >> reporter: back in january of 2013, clinton herself was singing a very different tune about the threat posed by boko haram. >> whether they calls themselves al qaeda or an sar al sharia or boko haram, they're part of the same jihadist movement. there may be differences between them, but their goals are unfortunately similar and pose threats to us and our partners. >> the nondesignation has provoked the suspicion to vote against the clinton nomination to head state. >> i'm going to be sending the state department a number of very specific questions regarding the t
tom joslin wrote the piece. >> i think it's written by policy. basically there's a desire to define al qaeda down. to say that al qaeda that aattacked us on 9/11 was a discrete core. ald a al qaeda has been an international network always. >> reporter: the nondesignation of boko haram was defended. >> i would point you to president obama's speech he gave almost exactly a year ago where he talked about the need for a holistic approach to countering terrorism. that's what we're...
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tom wolf is an extraordinary candidate. bottom line is if you look at governor corbett in pennsylvania, his numbers are in the tank. they're in the tank because since he's been governor, pennsylvania turned to job creation has gone from 7th in the nation to 47th in the nation, it's a state where he's slashed $1 billion from education, decimated schools, hurt taxpayers and the working folks of pennsylvania. while he's done that, he's also said, hey, you know, gay marriage, marriage equality is the equivalent of incest. he's taken legal action to stop marriage equality in pennsylvania, he has ensured that really the folks who desperately need to be lifted up in this economy, the middle class, working pennsylvanians working hard have been hit in the teeth. we have candidate who says i'll restore education and i'll pay for it by taxing the oil companies and gas companies that are doing just fine in pennsylvania right now and change the dynamic so that working, middle class families have a shot. >> you brought up marriage equali
tom wolf is an extraordinary candidate. bottom line is if you look at governor corbett in pennsylvania, his numbers are in the tank. they're in the tank because since he's been governor, pennsylvania turned to job creation has gone from 7th in the nation to 47th in the nation, it's a state where he's slashed $1 billion from education, decimated schools, hurt taxpayers and the working folks of pennsylvania. while he's done that, he's also said, hey, you know, gay marriage, marriage equality is...
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>> i think tom wolf will win by a 20-point margin. a smashing victory for someone who nobody had heard of in january. a great campaign by wolf. his media consultant, his adviser mary eisenhower did a great job and blew this race open. blew the race open. >> mary eisenhower, an inside pro if there ever was one. thank you all. governor, we only have time for that thought. now you made your prediction, a 20-point spread. >> at least. >> we'll be right back with chuck todd and our political roundtable. you're watching ""hardball," the place for politics. jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. i began losing my sight to an eye disease when i was 10. but i learned to live with my blindness a long time ago. so i don't let my blind
>> i think tom wolf will win by a 20-point margin. a smashing victory for someone who nobody had heard of in january. a great campaign by wolf. his media consultant, his adviser mary eisenhower did a great job and blew this race open. blew the race open. >> mary eisenhower, an inside pro if there ever was one. thank you all. governor, we only have time for that thought. now you made your prediction, a 20-point spread. >> at least. >> we'll be right back with chuck todd...
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competition between the tea party candidate and the evangelical candidate and a more established candidate, tom tillis, who is the speaker of the house. you mentioned mr. tillis, the north carolina speaker of the house, and he has the backing of heavyweights, including mitt romney, and he is backed by an techie senator rand paul, and another has support of mike huckabee. outhas this battle played so far? >> well, so far, it looks as if mr. tillis has somewhere very close to that threshold level of beut 40%, at which he would able to avoid a runoff, which would come on bastille day, july 14, and that is one reason there has been so much immediacy to this, because republicans have sort of a stinging memory about the fact that they were perceived to be in line to win as many as two to five seats in 2012 and ultimately lost two seats, in no small part because they nominated candidates who really were not viable in the general election. football,istake free mr. tillis is, again, and established candidate. it looks like he would do better against kay hagan, and that is why you have a lot of focus on
competition between the tea party candidate and the evangelical candidate and a more established candidate, tom tillis, who is the speaker of the house. you mentioned mr. tillis, the north carolina speaker of the house, and he has the backing of heavyweights, including mitt romney, and he is backed by an techie senator rand paul, and another has support of mike huckabee. outhas this battle played so far? >> well, so far, it looks as if mr. tillis has somewhere very close to that threshold...
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tom cotton voted against the farm bill. all three of the house members from georgia also voted against the farm bill. they're having a really tough time explaining that. also on immigration reform -- >> let's pause -- >> i'm sorry. go ahead. >> yeah, let's pause on the farm bill before we go to immigration because you make an important point there, which if i understand you right, that some of these incumbents were more tied to the games in washington and trying to back up boehner and mess around than they were thinking about maybe what we always hear, which is politics is local. >> well, i think boehner actually wanted to pass it. i think the tea party people and even the republicans who didn't want to be challenged by a tea party person or had a challenge out there looming from a tea party person, they wanted to keep their base at home happy. they just don't want to lose their jobs. for republicans in congress right now they're going to lose their jobs. in a lot of cases in the house to a tea party republican. they want t
tom cotton voted against the farm bill. all three of the house members from georgia also voted against the farm bill. they're having a really tough time explaining that. also on immigration reform -- >> let's pause -- >> i'm sorry. go ahead. >> yeah, let's pause on the farm bill before we go to immigration because you make an important point there, which if i understand you right, that some of these incumbents were more tied to the games in washington and trying to back up...